Abstract

Introduction : opening reflections -- Situating the dialogue : Athenian competitions -- Setting the stage : sophistry versus philosophy -- The banquet begins : rule and the symposium -- Rival ways of life : kαλοκαγαθ̌̌̌̌̌̌iα and virtue -- Display speeches and the promise of wisdom -- Defense speeches and the Socratic way of life -- Socratic moderation in pursuit of the beautiful -- Refutations, accusations, and education -- Digression, reconciliation, and restoration -- Educating gentlemen and moderating erōs -- Performative rhetoric and conjugal erotics -- Conclusion : Xenophon's Socrates and political philosophy.